With West Ham already facing the anxiety of possible relegation — and insiders claiming Nuno Espírito Santo will walk away from the club if the Hammers drop into the Championship — many supporters are likely to be shocked by the size of his current salary.
West Ham’s Portuguese head coach is reportedly earning £4.5m per year according to Salaryleaks, which would place him as the eighth-highest-paid manager in the Premier League.
For a club battling relegation, that figure will undoubtedly raise eyebrows.
Just above him sits former West Ham boss David Moyes on £5m per season, while Tottenham Hotspur head coach Roberto De Zerbi reportedly negotiated a huge £8m deal.
Even that pales in comparison to Mikel Arteta at Arsenal on £10m and outgoing Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, who remains miles clear on an astonishing £20m salary.
Nuno Survival Bonus Revealed
And these headline figures reportedly do not even include bonuses.
If Nuno somehow manages to pull off what many supporters would consider a miracle and keep West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday, he is understood to be in line for an additional £1m survival bonus.
However, in the event of relegation and his departure from the club, West Ham would reportedly avoid paying any compensation.
Remarkably, Nuno’s current basic salary would make him only the joint 26th-highest-paid manager across Europe’s major leagues alongside Niko Kovač at Borussia Dortmund and Marcelino García Toral of Villarreal CF.
Championship Salary Would Still Be Huge
Meanwhile, Scott Parker — a manager heavily linked with West Ham should Nuno leave — reportedly earned a comparatively modest £1.6m during his time at Burnley.
For a club staring relegation directly in the face, the financial stakes are enormous and the pressure surrounding Nuno has probably never been greater.
If he were to remain at West Ham in the Championship, his salary would reportedly halve to around £2.25m per season.
Even then, he would almost certainly remain one of the highest-paid managers in the Championship and would still rank around 11th among Premier League bosses based on the current figures.
One thing is absolutely certain.
Managing in the Premier League pays extraordinarily well . . . if you can survive the heat.
We have actually been paying for this? Something is drastically wrong, anyone thinking this is ok must be crazy, having said that , we have been watching attacking , exiting football , just joking🤣, West Ham have been trying to punch above their weight for some time now, which should culminate in relegation which will reflect their true true position ( mid championship side at best), anyone thinking anyone thinking any to contrary is deluded 🤔, welcome to the wilderness years🙏🏻
Not quite sure where the story is here. Club with the 8th highest revenue pays the 8th highest salary for a manager. Hardly justifies the “shockingly high” headline, does it?
There salaries should be based on results and final positions in the league… No wonder they couldn’t give one when relegated, They’ll jump ship get on another one and make an excuse about not beinng supported.
This is why Sullivan closes his eyes, shuts his ears and sews up his pockets.
Massive wages and big bonuses for just doing their job.
Add to that normally extended wages (Potter) if sacked.
I would think a lot of money would be required to get a top manager to a basket case club in a panic. Still astounds me he came without any of his team, just him and all the existing West ham people. Makes the job so much harder surely, just weird and maybe expecting a bad outcome?
Surely Kretinsky or people with serious say on the board must be wanting to get a professional club management structure and get Sullivan out of total control?
What is Mark Noble doing – he knows more than any of us what’s wrong? It would help if the clyb